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Would like something to eat. Haven't gotten to eggs yet. So... coffee, for now, will do. But I do think eggs will be enjoyed before too long.
The dishes finished. The machine opens up, in part of the drying method. It's not perfect, but isn't bad. I'll check the laundry shortly. Probably run it one last short spin, to make sure. Always have to make sure.
Blood sugar is 96? Nice. I... like the sub100 readings. Especially since I am taking nothing "for it". Every medicine out there just makes it worse. Don't do it lad! So I... don't do it.
I... keep day dreaming about women. Even the ugly ones can be... attractive. In the right light... or mood. Moo. :p They have been on my mind for weeks now. About all I can think about. I... don't mind, mostly. But, without one, just thinking is annoying. Remembering is worse.
I remember hating some, loving some, and just being with some. And... not being able to get with a particular one, even though we both wanted it. Even if just because we hated each other? How in God's name does that work? Oh, He's laughing. The rest of us... sometimes. When we get it... for those brief moments.
I checked to see if help would be here tomorrow. Not so much. He moonlights, as a second... or third... as snow removal. That hasn't been a thing, this year, mostly. Until it is. The few times. Tonight is one of those things. Plus, he has something with the mrs. Hey, a young guy, married up? As much of a trap as that is, in the right situation? That's... good. Very good. Next week, it is hoped.
I have been ordering things, for my bed. Mattress covers, sheets, duvets, blankets... quality. Or... that has been the goal. Trying to stay with cotton, wool, and silk. Well, not trying. Sometimes they say it is something, I get it and it is not. So... return, retry.
Is polyester bad on health? Elastane (or whatnot)? I'm beginning to believe it is all bad, and should be avoided. Starting with bedding. Does it really matter? Does getting cancer matter? Are the chances boosted? What authority looks into these things, in a genuine way? The bureaucrats don't give a rat's ass. They just want their share, and more. They'll bribe a safety check. Medical? Medical is chasing the lawyers fees. They'll take pay for doing nothing. Just talking on the phone, or... whatever they decide is billable. But they aren't there for your health, they are there for the greens fees, and else.
No one is really checking on things. You'd best do your own research. Avoid the most noisome. They often are just selling something. Look for those who aren't sure, but believe there is a problem. Then look at what they are presenting, and do some side investigating.
The powers that be, or those who think they are, honestly want most people dead. As I have mentioned, that won't work out like they think it will... should they enact mass genocide. But that... doesn't confront them none, so long as they get to play god? Do they think they are right, do they even care? It's... a proof of a lack of faith. I'll say that. Atheists, or Christians who have failed, others who have lost faith in humanity, and God, or never had it. There is a lot in there. Trump looks to be sorting things? Will see. Can hope. That is... back in better order anyway.
A shower would be good. Maybe some gaming. And, of course, dishes and laundry. Perhaps loading up more dishes to presoak. Getting through dishes at a reasonable pace. Not having to hand wash everything, several times, after soaking it all, is... very good.
Later, or good night. Sleep well, have a great morning and day, or else. Life is good. Go live it, even if all you can do is enjoy breathing, and sitting.
Was strong wind and rain, guys freaking out on the radios about it "raining sideways!!!" (these pampered souls have never seen a real storm, and still haven't, didn't even have a flash and boom show.) I actually pity them. You can't truly live until you've feared for your life... wait... to them this was a "scary" storm,the bar is low.
ReplyDeleteAh. In Iowa, more than once, I have had a tornado pass overhead. Once it clipped a part of a neighbors house, and took out a grand old oak in our front yard, and a tree... somehow... in the back yard? Never did quite... understand that one.
ReplyDeleteIn Iowa City... the next town connected over from it anyway... I heard one roaring overhead as it neared. I was too tired to bother getting in the tub, if I doubted that would have saved me. It did rip up the town a bit. Mostly near misses. Though, too, "micro tornadoes", they said. I honestly don't think weathermen know their *sses from holes in the ground.
I have to wonder if you didn't see some tight weather, while at sea. They did, it is said, try to avoid. That isn't always possible. On subs? We just go deeper. Completely copasetic.
Couple really bad ones at sea.
ReplyDeleteOne, we were plowing into the oncoming waves taking blue water 20-40 feet up the flight decks bow (damaged some planes it did) would have loved to seen some video of that. Shook the whole ship.
Another blew in one or both portholes between the bow cats (you can see them in a bow shot of a Nimitz class if you really look) "Flooding, flooding, Flooding on the 04 level!" hangar deck was 0 or main going down 2nd deck etc, waterline was right about 4th deck, going up roughly 8 decks from waterline to the 04 level (some of the upper decks of the island were called the 0-God level) and we have flooding?!!! Bent some of the ships beams in the foc'sul. Those and others were "weatherdecks secure" stay in the skin of the ship.
My workstation was 30 ft below the waterline... I understand subs are a bit deeper at times.
Brother tells a story about fleeing a hurricane, they couldn't wait to hit the continental shelf and dive deep, round sub hulls like to roll.
I figured I'd get a story or two! Just knew it. Which... is why I wrote what I did.
ReplyDeleteI heard we dived a few, but it's not like generally one can tell depth. I learned a trick, for at helms. The station was metal, and we scooted in, sort of, like a cockpit. Using metal hooks, on magnets, and string, I could connect from the hull to the inner station. It's how I knew we almost really hit crush depth, that it wasn't a psyop. (Yes, I was paranoid even back then). With enough pressure, that (even if secondary) hull, compressed. And the string would lose tension.
Yes, I... would much rather have been on a sub. Besides, I knew that a minor 1k nuke would take out a carrier fleet at 50 miles. And the smaller ships at up to 70 miles... give or take. And... surface were such easy targets. Never... like that.
Not complaining. I suppose surface guys had their oddities with subs, too. We went were we went for a reason. Good stories though. Harrowing, but... that's... part of what makes a good story!
We were told 12 minutes for a full nuclear exchange. Like on a sub, I had no abandon ship station, subs, the death is quicker... I wouldn't want to "Indianapolis" so I'd go with my plant.
ReplyDeleteYet now I'm here, old and alone.
Sub sailors would tell of the "strings" tied to the hull. Surface to deep= slack. Deep to surface= snap!
ReplyDeleteOnly the good die young? If so? Piss on them. I am sort of glad to still be kicking around. And... wouldn't mind if some of them had aged a bit better. :) I was told we would either explode, vaporize... or implode... our whole body going up into our skull. Either way, fast when the pressure hit. Was told we'd never know. The only bad way would be if we didin't implode, and were trapped in. Running out of oxygen, in a large space, is a terrible way to go.
ReplyDeleteAh! I didn't realize it was that common of a thing. Nice. Crazy to think i was one of the few or such, but I didn't think it was common. Never saw any others do it though. Then again, you only ever see your duty cycle, generally. There are four other duty groups, so... yeah. Not sure who I heard it from, I think a radar tech? One I didn't think I liked, but we ended up being... okay. Not best friends, but... he surprised me. His one other, and senior, was from surface, and was a real jack*ss. I got him all but laughed off the sub for giving me hack, as chief of the watch (in spite of only being a 1st class) for razzing me about my hair not being combed after pulling a 48 hour with the division... potable water that time, or... officers toilet issues? Anyway... don't screw with people who just pulled a long shift, especially when they just take their six down and make it to duty. *sshole! People would salute, and ask him not to write them up for making noise, or talking to him, or not talking to him. By the end, only he would only sit with his junior enlisted. Once that gets started, even though I felt bad for him, it's how it goes. Can't stop it. Meh. Training comes in a lot of ways. Subs to surface is bad too.